Check out the Agenda here.
Event Location
BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park
42 TW Alexander Dr
Durham, NC 27709
Hotel:
Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park
4700 Emperor Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
Use SWABIZ code CID: 99317562 for discounted airfare through Southwest Airlines.
Registered speakers, please submit your headshot and bio to Taylor Howell here by July 7.
Here is the agenda. If you need to see what components you are registered for, you can find your personalized agenda in the mobile app, which will be available on July 17th, or request it from Lillian Chapman before then.
If you are registered as a roundtable or panel speaker, you can find resources and preparation materials by referring to the attachments.
Ted X Executive Session: Session Description
Career Roundtables: Session Description
Download the app for the most up-to-date information and session details. As a reminder, the app will be available on July 17th.
All attending employees from our Institute funding organizations receive access to the delegate resume directory. The directory and all future program directories will require login here.
CANCELLATION POLICY
As an engagement and funding partner of AFA, we value your support. For 28 years, partners have invested their dollars in our nonprofit programming to help guide the next generation of agriculture and food leaders. Because we are committed to being good stewards of those dollars, we have implemented a cancellation policy for 2025 AFA Leader Institutes to help direct that funding toward growing the number of students we serve each year. Our goal for this policy is to work with our partners in establishing deadlines when confirming/making changes regarding your teams’ engagement. With the rise of costs associated with in the hospitality industry (AV, caterings, lodging, etc.) this policy will help mitigate the financial risks AFA is liable for regarding cancellations that fall outside the calendar parameters set by third party vendors. Adjustments or cancellations to your registration must be made through lexy.mullins@agfuture.org by June 22nd.
June 15th: Deadline to register/confirm participation at 2026 AFA Plant Science Institute – this includes speaker roles.
June 22nd: Speakers: last day to cancel team members and replace with other team members. If a team member is unable to participate in the program following this day, no other team member from company will be able to participate/replace that individual unless specified by AFA staff member.
Upon submission of the registration, you/your organization agree to the cancellation stated above. Please contact Lexy Mullins lexy.mullins@agfuture.org for questions and concerns.